I was just going to make one other comment that you may find interesting. After the earthquake, which of course had a significant effect in Tokyo, gaijin, as foreigners are known, basically left. The Europeans all left, with the exception of some of the Brits. The German embassy moved itself to Osaka immediately. The Canadians stayed. That has been repeated to me time and time again. It may say something about the Canadian character in Japan, but it certainly was noticed.
On November 6th, 2012. See this statement in context.